The word has gone out to the towers in the Guild of Essex who have all been encouraged to ring out on April 23rd and so join the campaign. Some have already committed and we will be listing them soon.,
Cathedrals and churches are signing up.
We have a growing number of bands and towers who are committing to ringing out for St. George on April 23rd. From all corners of the country they are keen to join in and make this a great day.
The Campaign now has Twitter followers and the numbers are growing!
The past few weeks we have been concentrating on setting up and engaging with bell ringers and all things related to bells. The field of followers are fun and diverse but all interested in the campaign and support all the bands who will be ringing out on April 23rd. Come and join in and help spread the word.
The Campaign is coming alive
Messages from the Districts, from Cathedrals, from individual towers are starting to come in. They all intend to organise a ring on the day. Lets make St. George’s Day a great day.
A HAPPY NEW YEAR to all Bell Ringers in the land.
New Year has started well for a very special ringer. Betty Baines of Diss in Norfolk has deservedly been awarded an MBE for her services to Change Ringing. She has been involved for over 50 years and is presently Master of the Eastern District of the Ladies Guild. Her area covers the whole of Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire and Essex so her teaching and hard work has had a far reaching influence. Ringing for England congratulates Betty on her magnificent award.
BBC NEWS – Norfolk
HAPPY CHRISTMAS TO EVERYONE
Ringing for England wishes all ringers throughout the land a happy and joyous Christmas.
CCCBR have endorsed the campaign.
John Harrison of the Central Council of Church Bell Ringers has been in touch with the campaign. He announced the great news that the Council had flagged up ‘Ringing for England’ for 2014 in their official calendar which we hope will encourage even more ringers to join in. For further information contact www.cccbr.org.uk
The Campaign for 2014 has started!
Next year will be the 4th year of the Campaign and all credit to the enthusiasm of so many wonderful ringers for making this a growing and happy event. So make a note in your new diary for Wednesday, 23rd April, 2014. Will you be ringing?
Another important St. George church rang out
Late news in that the lovely Hawksmoor church in Stepney of St. George in the East rang out its 8 bells on the day. The church had organised its congregation to a party held on the steps as they listened to a quarter peal of Grandsire triples ringing out right across the east end of London for all to hear and know that it was St. George’s Day. It was an event to lift the spirits and so a happy story for the local newspaper.